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WE F Gove r nme nt Affair s Committe e Me mbe r Assoc iation Subc ommitte e

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F Me mb e r Asso c ia tio n Sub c o mmitte e Cha ir I I . F e de ra l Upda te b y Cla udio T e rnie de n, Sr. Dire c to r o f Go ve rnme nt Affa irs, WE F I I I . Upda te fro m E PA Re g io n 1 b y Bo b F isc he r, NE WE A GAC Cha ir I

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F isc al Ye ar 2019 Appr

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Program FY17 Enacted FY18 Omnibus Pres. FY19 House FY19 Senate FY19 Function Clean Water SRF $1.394B $1.6B $1.394B $1.69B $1.69B Wastewater & Stormwater Loans Drinking Water SRF $863M $1.1B $864M $1.16B $1.16B Drinking Water Loans WIFIA $28M $63M $20M $75M $63M All Water Infrastructure Loand USDA Water & Wastewater Loans & Grants $392M $500M $0 $500M $500 M Rural Communities Loans and Grants Total Combined $2.677B $3.263B $2.278B $3.425B $3.413B

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✔ ✔ https:/ / www.e pa.gov/ wifia

6/28/2018 5 Presented by: Bob Fischer

Chair, NEWEA Government Affairs Committee

New England Water Environment Association

Linking Member Associations with Important Federal Policies and Local Trends June 28, 2018

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EPA REGION #1

Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont Maine

EPA REGION #1 ISSUES

 Aging and Failing Infrastructure  Affordability/Sustainability  PFOS/PFOA  Integrated Planning  Wet Weather/CSO/Blending  Nutrients and Nutrient Criteria  Recruitment and “Brain Drain”  Resiliency/Climate Change  Increased Regulatory Requirements

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Mary Barry Executive Director mbarry@newea.org Bob Fischer Gov’t Affairs Chair bfischer@sburl.com Ray Willis Gov’t Affairs Vice Chair rwillis@onsite‐eng.com Scott Firmin Gov’t Affairs Vice Chair sfirmin@pwd.org WWW.NEWEA.ORG

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Region IV Regulatory Issues

Saya Ann Qualls, PE TN GAC Co‐Chair

Region IV Hot Topics

Federal Perspective

• PFOS and PFOA
• Nutrient Management
• WWTP Optimization
• Permitting (November 2018 workshop)
• Timeliness of permit reviews
• Power Plant ELGs
• Cooperative Federalism

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Region IV Hot Topics

State Perspective

• Resolving Litigation
• Streamlining review of TMDLs, WQS, variances
• W/WW resiliency
• Infrastructure funding
• Agency funding
• Cooperative Federalism
• EPA Regions‐State
• EPA Regions‐Regulated Community (MAs)

Questions?

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Trends in Region 6: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

Julie Nahrgang, WEAT| TACWA WEF GAC, June 28, 2018

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Trending Topics in R6

# Ble nding Rule # Gro undwa te r Disc ha rg e # Co o pe ra tive F e de ra lism

Blending Rule

# E xpe c ting Rule Pa c ka g e b y 2018 # Cla rify whe n b le nding is a llo we d unde r CWA # Utilitie s sho uld we ig h in

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Groundwater Discharge

(Clean Water Act Coverage of Discharges of Pollutants via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water)

# E PA Co mme nts due Ma y 21 # I ssue re g a rding NPDE S e xpa nsio n # Co nne c t the do ts hydro lo g ic a l the o ry vs. Co ng re ss CWA # Pre dic ta b le We ig h I n

R6 - Now Under New Management!

# Co o pe ra tive F e de ra lism # L e a n Ma na g e me nt # Pe rspe c tive o n E nfo rc e me nt

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Christopher Stacklin, P.E.

Chair, WEF Government Affairs Committee, Regulatory Subcommittee WEF COP Director - Sustainability WRF Antibiotic Resistance Project Advisory Committee Member WRF Issue Area Team, Resource Recovery

California EPA Region 9 Regulatory Issues

EPA Region 9 Priorities

EPA Appointment of Mike Stoker to Region 9 Administrator [5/18/2018]

• Top priority: Remediating and closing Superfund sites

U.S. EPA Region 9 Legal and Enforcement Priorities

[4/6/2018]

• Mobile sources ‐ Region 9 is leading the nation, particularly

in working with the states on trucking regulations;

• Drinking water ‐ Region 9 has started implementing a

drinking water plan, especially for lead and arsenic in water, and dealing with the smaller water systems prevalent in the Region;

• Lead ‐ Region 9 is working with state agencies on a guidance

plan and various action items;

• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

enforcement, particularly in imports; and

• Superfund and site cleanup ‐ Broad enforcement priorities

for the Region include clean up related to vapor intrusion, urban lead, groundwater, and at abandoned mine sites.

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa‐announces‐appointment‐mike‐stoker‐region‐9‐administrator https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/New‐EPA‐administrator‐in‐San‐Francisco‐says‐12945205.php https://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=G182905/G182905

EPA Region 9

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Water Scarcity Resiliency

Drought and severe weather are driving water reuse‐related regulations and activities

• CA‐NV AWWA and CWEA Sign Agreement to Work

Together on the Future of Operator Certification

[6/7/2018];

• A Proposed Framework for Regulating Direct

Potable Reuse in California [6/6/2018];

• California Draft Amendment to the Recycled Water

Policy [5/9/2018];

• Guidance Framework for Direct Potable Reuse in

Arizona [2/7/2018];

• California Urban Water Agencies, Adapting to

Change: Utility Systems and Declining Flows

[11/28/2017]; and

• Wet Weather Regulations for Wastewater

Treatment Plants. [4/17/2018]

Drought Resiliency Actions

http://cweawaternews.org/ca‐nv‐awwa‐and‐cwea‐sign‐agreement‐to‐work‐together‐on‐the‐future‐of‐operator‐certification/ https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/drinkingwater/direct_potable_reuse.html https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/water_recycling_policy/#proposed_wrp https://watereuse.org/wp‐content/uploads/2018/02/NWRI‐Guidance‐Framework‐for‐DPR‐in‐Arizona‐2018.pdf https://www.cuwa.org/pubs/2018/1/10/uhjemzug04iar61oijljp8ovn67zqb https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa‐announces‐effort‐update‐wet‐weather‐regulations‐wastewater‐treatment‐plants

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund V. City of Maui

[2/1/2018]

• Hydrologic connection from point source to

jurisdictional surface waters;

• Would groundwater be regulated under the

Clean Water Act or under the Waters of the United States or neither or both?; and

• Clean Water Act Coverage of ‘‘Discharges of

Pollutants’’ via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water [EPA–HQ–OW–2018–0063; FRL–9973–41–OW]. [2/20/2018]

• 58,336 comments

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/02/01/15‐17447.pdf https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA‐HQ‐OW‐2018‐0063‐0001

Direct Hydrologic Connection

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Organics Diversion

• AB 341, statewide approach, goal of 75 percent recycling,

composting or source reduction of solid waste by 2020, e.g. co‐ digestion.

Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

• OEHHA Proposition 65 Listing. [11/10/2017]

Microplastics

• 2018 Legislation: SB‐1422, SB‐1263, ACR‐246 (active); AB‐2379

(inactive);

• Ocean Protection Council: 2018 California Ocean Litter Prevention

Strategy; and

• U.S. EPA requires two Los Angeles area plastics manufacturers to

protect local waterways. [5/16/2018]

State‐wide Pharmaceutical, Sharps Take‐back

• SB‐212 Solid waste: pharmaceutical and sharps waste stewardship;
• Based on State of Washington Secure Drug Take‐Back Act, which

established the first statewide drug take‐back program in the nation

[3/22/2018]; and

• New York State Senate Passed S‐7354. [4/25/2018]

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/swfacilities/compostables/anaerobicdig/ https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition‐65/crnr/chemicals‐listed‐effective‐november‐10‐2017‐known‐state‐california‐cause https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml?quickSearchBoolean=true&quicksrchSelect=billKeyword&quickSearchParam=microplastics http://www.opc.ca.gov/2018/06/litter‐strategy‐update/ https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us‐epa‐requires‐two‐los‐angeles‐area‐plastics‐manufacturers‐protect‐local‐waterways https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018‐03/documents/microplastics_expert_workshop_report_final_12‐4‐17.pdf https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB212

Actions to Watch

Microplasti cs

PFAS

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Pharmaceuti cal Take- back

Pharmaceuticals and Sharps Waste

Que stions or Additional Info:

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Go ve rnme nt Affairs S pe c ialist

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R e gistr ation is Ope n!